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R.E.M. at the 麻豆社

To celebrate Michael Stipe鈥檚 65th birthday, the story of his band from Athens, Georgia, who played live and gave interviews on the 麻豆社 from 1984 until they broke up in 2011.

To celebrate Michael Stipe鈥檚 65th birthday, the story of the band REM - formed by four friends from Athens, Georgia - who recorded music, played live and in session, and appeared in interviews on 麻豆社 programmes from 1984 until they broke up in 2011.

This new compilation of archive interviews and key tracks comes from decades of broadcasts with Michael Stipe, Bill Berry, Mike Mills and Peter Buck, talking to producer Mark Hagen, Radio 4鈥檚 Kirsty Lang, Whistle Test鈥檚 David Hepworth and Richard Skinner, Jools Holland, Simon Mayo, Matt Everitt, Mark Radcliffe and Jo Whiley. It includes 麻豆社 live concert and session performances at Glastonbury, St. James鈥檚 Church Piccadilly, Whistle Test and Later. Plus sessions for Mark & Lard, John Peel, Into The Night and Radio 2 Drivetime. These originally featured on albums including their debut Murmur, Reckoning, Lifes Rich Pageant, Document, Green, Out Of Time, Automatic For The People, Monster, Around The Sun and their final compilation Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982-2011.

57 minutes

Music Played

  • R.E.M.

    The One I Love (Live From Pyramid Stage, Glastonbury Festival / 1999)

    • R.E.M. At The 麻豆社 (Live).
    • Craft Recordings.
    • 8.
  • R.E.M.

    Moon River (Live From Whistle Test November 1984)

    • R.E.M. At The 麻豆社 (Live).
    • Craft Recordings.
    • 1.
  • R.E.M.

    Radio Free Europe

    • IRS.
  • R.E.M.

    So. Central Rain (As Performed On 麻豆社's 'Later' With Jools Holland)

    • At My Most Beautiful E.P..
    • Warner Bros.
    • 2.
  • R.E.M.

    Fall On Me (Live From Pyramid Stage, Glastonbury Festival / 1999)

    • R.E.M. At The 麻豆社 (Live).
    • Craft Recordings.
    • 5.
  • R.E.M.

    Orange Crush (Live From Mark and Lard On 麻豆社 Radio 1 / 2003)

    • R.E.M. At The 麻豆社 (Live).
    • Craft Recordings.
    • 12.
  • R.E.M.

    Radio Song (Live From Into The Night On 麻豆社 Radio 1 / 1991)

    • R.E.M. At The 麻豆社 (Live).
    • Craft Recordings.
    • 4.
  • R.E.M.

    Losing My Religion (Live From Into The Night On 麻豆社 Radio 1 / 1991)

    • R.E.M. At The 麻豆社 (Live).
    • Craft Recordings.
    • 5.
  • R.E.M.

    Man On The Moon (Live From John Peel Public Session On 麻豆社 Radio 1 / 1998)

    • R.E.M. At The 麻豆社 (Live).
    • Craft Recordings.
    • 30.
  • R.E.M.

    Everybody Hurts (Live From Pyramid Stage, Glastonbury Festival / 1999)

    • R.E.M. At The 麻豆社 (Live).
    • Craft Recordings.
    • 12.
  • R.E.M.

    What's The Frequency, Kenneth? (Live From Pyramid Stage, Glastonbury Festival /

    • R.E.M. At The 麻豆社 (Live).
    • Craft Recordings.
    • 2.
  • R.E.M.

    Leaving New York (Live From St. James's Church, London / 2004)

    • R.E.M. At The 麻豆社 (Live).
    • Craft Recordings.
    • 10.
  • R.E.M.

    We All Go Back to Where We Belong

    • Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982-2011.
    • Concord Records.
    • 39.

Broadcast

  • Sat 4 Jan 2025 01:00